what man is

by Roberto Lavidez

when reality is

explicitly put

as what it

implicitly is

all that

matters is 

to get one’s

meaning

through it

lying at

the root

of ambiguity

makes one

wonder

whether

we are

turning

a deaf ear

to history

in what

could only

be described

as farce

the most

significant

predicament

of the

modern age

is to rise

above the

level of

the beasts

conveying the 

human tragedy

as it has occurred

human being

by human being

man is not

wholly

determined

by instinct

when existence

is interpenetrated

with reflection

as though

on the brink

of a chasm

he that is

really wise

can never be

perplexed

between

what is to be

taken as

meaningful

and what is

meaningless

coming to a

better grasp

of what man is

and can become

as a participant

in a community

of inquiry

man does

not have

the luxury

any longer

of indulging

his prejudices

requiring evil

to accomplish

the good

likely to

bring about

unintended

consequences

from which

there may be

no completely

acceptable escape

©robertolavidez2014